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Poll: When Will Jacques Capsouto Come Around on Bike-Share?

Jacques Capsouto is the Tribeca restaurateur who got some nice free publicity by throwing a one-man tantrum yesterday about the bike-share station going up next to his restaurant, Capsouto Freres. Of course, it's probably just a matter of time before Capsouto realizes that having 23 public bike docks by his front door is a customer magnet. The question is, when?

Jacques Capsouto is the Tribeca restaurateur who got some nice free publicity by throwing a one-man tantrum yesterday about the bike-share station going up next to his restaurant, Capsouto Freres. Of course, it’s probably just a matter of time before Capsouto realizes that having 23 public bike docks by his front door is a customer magnet. The question is, when?

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Ben Fried started as a Streetsblog reporter in 2008 and led the site as editor-in-chief from 2010 to 2018. He lives in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, with his wife.

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